The following books are included in the Sonlight homeschool curriculum for preschool children. These books can be purchased as a package from Sonlight or directly from Amazon or another retailer. If you decide not to purchase the books from Sonlight and you want to use them for homeschool I recommend purchasing the Level P3/4 Parent’s Companion from Sonlight.
Bible:
Family-Time Bible in Pictures
by Kenneth N. Taylor
Recommended Age: 4
Read Aloud:
20th Century Children’s Book Treasury
by Janet Schulman
Recommended Age: 3
Read Aloud:
A First Book of Fairy Tales
by Mary Hoffman
Recommended Age: 4
Also: What We Read: Winter and Snow
Read Aloud:
Make Way for McCloskey: A Robert McCloskey Treasury
by Robert McCloskey
Recommended Age: 4
Read Aloud:
The Bee Tree
by Patricia Polacco
Recommended Age: 3
Also: Five in a Row Book List for Ages 4-8
Also: My Father's World Kindergarten Literature Collection
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Read Aloud:
Eloise Wilkin Stories
illustrated by Eloise Wilkin
Recommended Age: 3
Read Aloud:
Go, Dog. Go!
by P.D. Eastman
Recommended Age: 3
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Read Aloud:
Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales
by Val Biro
Recommended Age: 4
Read Aloud:
Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss
Recommended Age: 3
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Read Aloud:
Ian and the Gigantic Leafy Obstacle
by Shelia Miller
Recommended Age: 4
Also: What We Read: Southeast Asia
Read Aloud:
Mike Mulligan and More
by Virginia Lee Burton
Recommended Age: 4
Read Aloud:
Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs
by Tomie dePaola
Recommended Age: 4
Read Aloud:
Noah's Ark
by Peter Spier
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Caldecott Medal Winners
Also: National Book Award Children's Book Winners
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Read Aloud:
Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm
by Alice Provensen
Recommended Age: 3
Also: Top 20 Science and Nature Books for Young Children
Read Aloud:
Poems and Prayers for the Very Young
by Martha Alexander
Recommended Age: 3
Also: Top 10 Poetry Collections for Children
Read Aloud:
Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day?
by Richard Scarry
Recommended Age: 3
Also: What We Read: Trucks and Construction
Read Aloud:
The Tall Book of Nursery Tales
by Aleksey Ivanov
Recommended Age: 4
Read Aloud:
Harper Collins Treasury of Picture Book Classics
by Tegen Katherine
Recommended Age: 3
Read Aloud:
Flip Flap Body Book
by Alastair Smith
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Top 20 Science and Nature Books for Young Children
The following books are included in the Sonlight homeschool curriculum for preschool children. These books can be purchased as a package from Sonlight or directly from Amazon or another retailer. If you choose not to purchase the books from Sonlight and you want to use them for homeschool I recommend purchasing the Level P3/4 Parent’s Companion from Sonlight.